Shazia Datoobhoy, BACP

Shazia Datoobhoy holds a BACP credential and offers a compassionate, person-centered approach that helps people learn more about themselves and how they respond to life. She specialises in trauma, working with conditions such as PTSD, C-PTSD, childhood trauma, and a range of abuse including domestic, sexual, and emotional harm, and she also supports clients with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, addictions, eating and intimacy-related issues, and challenges with self-esteem.

Shazia accompanies clients on a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, encouraging reflection on how past experiences influence present reactions and behaviours. By asking considered questions and exploring patterns such as attachment, control issues, or dissociation, she helps people identify practical changes that can improve emotional responses and daily functioning. Her work includes attention to areas like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and life transitions including divorce and separation.

With four years of experience, Shazia draws on approaches that aim to deepen insight and build coping strategies tailored to each person. She provides therapy in English and Hindi and accepts international clients, offering flexible options to meet a variety of needs. The focus of her practice is collaboration - helping clients find ways to live more fulfilling and balanced lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client’s own goals and experiences guide the work. It helps people increase self-awareness, build confidence, and find their own solutions to issues like anxiety, stress, and relationship conflict.

Narrative Therapy treats a person’s story as central to understanding how problems develop and persist. By separating the problem from the person, this approach helps clients reframe difficult experiences and explore alternative narratives that support change and recovery.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the emotional and behavioural impact of traumatic experiences through techniques that can reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. It is often used for concerns such as PTSD, complex trauma, and the long-term effects of abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is worked out collaboratively. A therapist will discuss options with each client, taking into account individual needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend methods to suit the situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access licensed professionals when in-person options are limited. These formats support continuity of care and provide different ways for clients to engage with therapists based on what feels most comfortable and effective.